Why firewalls?



You should at least have a firewall that blocks connections inbound to your PC initiated on the internet.
The next level of protection is to have a firewall that also blocks outbound. If malicious software somehow gets installed on your PC, outbound blocking will stop it from communicating out to the internet.

We don't recommend an outbound blocking firewall to most people because it can annoyingly prompt you often about what to allow out. At some point this can get frustrating to even a savy computer user.

We instead recommend you use strategy that includes strong anti malware, anti-virus, and firewalls already available to you in Windows, Cable/DSL or wireless router.



Firewall Reviews

We recommend you install anti malware and couple it with a FREE firewall like the windows firewall Despite this recommendation, there are benefits to paid for Firewalls including technical support, and a database of "known good" programs that can cut way down on annoying prompts.

Norton Internet Security 2008


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If you want strong firewall protection in your suite of security tools this is our top recommendation. Norton's firewall keeps prompts are kept to a minimum. With this suite you also get:
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ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite



This security suite includes an the award winning Zone Alarm firewall. It's only our second pick because Zone alarm doesn't filter as many prompts as Norton does. They have added a database of known good programs to filter most prompts out. This suite includes:
  • Antivirus
  • Antispyware
  • Award winning firewall
  • Antiphishing
  • anti-spam
  • Intrusion prevention
  • identity theft protection
  • Parental Control
Go ahead and get the suite, save on total cost of additional anti-virus and anti-malware.
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